MARKET PULSE- Boeing, Visa, Google, Flextronics, Whirlpool, Facebook

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** BOEING CO, Wednesday close $129.78

U.S. Air Force and Boeing officials on Wednesday expressed
confidence that a $52 billion air refueling program would
deliver its first 18 planes by August 2017 as scheduled, despite
a Pentagon report warning that testing of the new aircraft could
be delayed by at least six to 12 months.

** VISA INC, Wednesday close $217.12, +3.86 pct
premarket

The world's largest credit and debit card company, reported
a 9 percent rise in quarterly profit as more people used its
cards.